(12) "Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)" means equipment designed to protect a user from injury or illness. (11) "Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)" means a device to warn others that its user may be incapacitated designed to meet NFPA 1982, Standard for Personal Alert Safety Systems for Firefighters. (10) "National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)" means a member organization that develops consensus standards on firefighter and officer training, fire protection systems, and firefighter safety. (9) "MAYDAY" means an emergency distress signal indicating that one, or more, fire and rescue personnel is in need of emergency assistance. (8) "Incident Critique" means a formal review of an incident with participants attending to discuss their respective actions. (7) "Incident Commander" means the person in overall command of an emergency incident, including the responsibility for the direction and coordination of the response effort. (c) Would impair an individual's ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere. (b) Would cause irreversible adverse health effects or (6) "Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH)" means an atmosphere that :
(5) "Emergency Responder" means an individual involved in performing the duties and responsibilities of a fire and rescue department under the auspices of that organization. (4) "Emergency Medical Services" means individuals licensed or certified by the Maryland Emergency Medical Services Board, such as: First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMTB), Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (EMTP) and Cardiac Rescue Technician (CRT). (3) "Command Level Officer" means a member of the AHJ who has command authority and responsibility at the scene of an emergency incident. (2) "Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)" means the fire and/or rescue department legally authorized to provide emergency services for a given geographical area.
(1) "Accountability System" means a system of firefighter accountability that provides for the tracking of all members at emergency operations and training activities. In this Consensus Standard, the following terms have the meanings indicated. This Consensus Standard is applicable to all members of public safety departments that provide rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials mitigation, special operations and other emergency services in the State of Maryland.Ī. The purpose of this Consensus Standard is to provide a policy for the development of a health and safety standard by local fire and rescue departments within the State of Maryland to protect members during emergency operations. Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH)ĭownload this document (Word document, 83KB,
Maryland Fire Service Health and Safety Consensus Standard
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